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World Suicide Prevention Day Community Forum
Working Together to Prevent Suicide
Forum Handbook
10 September 2019
The Greek Club 29 Edmondstone St, South Brisbane, Qld
AISRAP’s World Suicide Prevention Day Community Forum kindly supported by:
Supported by the Queensland Government
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Contents Forum Program at a Glance ........................................................................................................................... 3
About AISRAP ...............................................................................................................................................6
Exhibitors/Stallholders .................................................................................................................................. 8
Social Media .................................................................................................................................................9
Universal Suicide Prevention Awareness Ribbon ........................................................................................... 10
WiFi ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
Evaluation Survey ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Master of Ceremonies: Mr Mark McConville .................................................................................................. 11
Welcome to Country: Aunty Carol Currie ...................................................................................................... 12
General Welcome: Professor Analise O’Donovan .......................................................................................... 12
Welcome on behalf of the School of Applied Psychology and ........................................................................ 13
the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University ........................................... 13
Professor David Neumann ...................................................................................................................... 13
Professor David Crompton OAM ............................................................................................................ 13
Video Greetings from Italy: Professor Emeritus Diego de Leo AO ................................................................... 14
Video Inauguration of World Suicide Prevention Day: Professor Murad Khan ................................................ 15
Professor Ella Arensman .............................................................................................................................. 16
Launch of Cycle Around the Globe ............................................................................................................... 17
Opening Address: The Honourable Minister Dr Steven Miles ........................................................................ 18
Principal Sponsor Address: Dr Leanne Geppert ............................................................................................. 19
Professor Jane Pirkis .................................................................................................................................... 20
Magistrate Christine Clements ..................................................................................................................... 21
Dr Manaan Kar Ray ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Dr Kairi Kõlves ............................................................................................................................................. 23
Ms Eschleigh Balzamo ................................................................................................................................. 24
Mr Nick Moreau ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Mrs Jacinta Hawgood .................................................................................................................................. 25
Dr Eric Parisot ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Mr David Watling ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Ms Sharyn Bloomfield ................................................................................................................................. 28
Mr Simon Pont ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Ms Chantel Keegan ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Mr Mark McConville .................................................................................................................................... 32
Suicide in Queensland: Annual Report 2019 ................................................................................................. 33
Important Information ................................................................................................................................. 34
Housekeeping.............................................................................................................................................. 35
Floor Plan ................................................................................................................................................... 36
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In loving memory of Associate Professor Allison Milner ................................................................................. 37
Support services .......................................................................................................................................... 38
Jill Fisher ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
Needing support? ................................................................................................................................... 38
Do you need to know more about suicide research and prevention? ............................................................... 39
Screening Tool for Assessing Risk of Suicide – STARS ................................................................................... 40
Life Promotion Clinic ................................................................................................................................... 42
Consider The Language You Use .................................................................................................................. 42
Giving – Every gift makes a difference .......................................................................................................... 43
Donations ............................................................................................................................................... 43
Making a Bequest ................................................................................................................................... 43
Griffith University – Be REMARKABLE ......................................................................................................... 44
Thank you for your support - Sixth Annual Suicide Prevention Comedy Fundraiser ........................................ 45
Australian Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm ............................................................................. 46
Gold Coast to host 31st World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention ..................... 47
World Suicide Prevention Day – 2020........................................................................................................... 48
Thank You ................................................................................................................................................... 48
Forum Organiser ......................................................................................................................................... 49
Notes .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
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Forum Program at a Glance
08:00 – 09:00 Arrival, Registration/Tea & Coffee
09:00 Commencement 09:04 Welcome to Country Aunty Carol Currie 09:11 General Welcome Professor Analise O'Donovan, Dean Academic (Health), Griffith University 09:17 Welcome on behalf of the School of Applied Psychology and the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
Professor David Neumann, Head, School of Applied Psychology Professor David Crompton OAM, Professor of Mental Health Research,
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention 09:29 Videostream greetings from Italy
Professor Emeritus Diego de Leo AO, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, ideator of World Suicide Prevention Day
09:36 Video Message: Professor Murad Khan, President of the International
Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) inaugurates World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
09:43 “Identifying subgroups of self-harm: Implications for assessment and treatment”
Professor Ella Arensman, Scientific Director, National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF), Research Professor, School of Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland and Visiting Professor, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
10:09 Launch of Cycle Around the Globe
Professor Jane Pirkis, Vice President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP); Director, Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
10:15 – 11:00 Morning Tea Tea & Coffee Served with warm Belgian waffles with maple syrup and Chantilly
cream; and Spanakopita 11:02 Opening Address Honourable Minister Dr Steven Miles, Minister for Health and Minister for
Ambulance Services
11:12 Principal Sponsor Address Dr Leanne Geppert, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Mental Health
Commission
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11:19 “Using the media as a force for good in suicide prevention” Professor Jane Pirkis, Director, Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
11:43 “On any Monday, …. Reporting of suicides to Coroner” Magistrate Christine Clements, Coroners Court of Queensland 11:59 “PROTECT: Relational Safety based Suicide Prevention Training Frameworks”
Dr Manaan Kar Ray, Director, Mental Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Addiction and Mental Health Services Metro South Health, Queensland Health
12:13 “Bereavement of suicide and sudden death: A prospective longitudinal study of
family members in Australia” Dr Kairi Kolves, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Suicide
Research and Prevention, Griffith University 12:33 “A moment to PAUSE at the Living EDGE” Ms Eschleigh Balzamo, General Manager, and Mr Nick Moreau, Peer Worker and
Program Coordinator, Brook RED 12:50 “Evaluation of the Roses in the Ocean Lived Experience Training Programs: Invaluable
insights into the impacts of training on participants!” Mrs Jacinta Hawgood, Senior Lecturer, Australian Institute for Suicide Research
and Prevention, Griffith University
13:10 – 14:10 Lunch – Greek Buffet Chicken Souvlakia, Haloumi, Lemon Potatoes & Greek Salad, Tea & Coffee & OJ 14:11 “The Depiction of Suicide in Media and Popular Culture: Some Eighteenth-Century
Perspectives” Dr Eric Parisot, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders
University 14:27 “Assertive telephone follow-up of paediatric patients at risk of suicide discharged from
the emergency department: Developing an intervention with lived experience” Mr David Watling, Research Assistant, Australian Institute for Suicide Research
and Prevention, Griffith University Ms Sharyn Bloomfield, Team Leader, Acute Response Team Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Queensland Children's Hospital 14:48 “Supporting the community to respond to and communicate about suicide” Mr Simon Pont, Project Lead, Life In Mind, EVERYMIND
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15:04 “Yarns Heal: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+Sistergirl and Brotherboy Co-designed Suicide Prevention Campaign”
Ms Chantel Keegan, Project Officer, Yarns Heal
15:24 – 15:54 Afternoon Tea Tea & Coffee Served with a selection of Fresh Fruit
15:56 “3 timely reminders about self-care” Mr Mark McConville, Adjunct Lecturer, Australian Institute for Suicide Research
and Prevention, Griffith University; Stand-Up Comedian, MC and Keynote Speaker
16:16 Closing remarks/evaluation
16:30 Exhibitors Bump Out
17:00 – 19:00 Informal Social Networking Function – upstairs balcony area
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About AISRAP
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Exhibitors/Stallholders
Queensland Mental Health Commission This event is proudly supported by the Queensland Mental Health Commission. The objective of the Queensland Mental Health Commission is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Queenslanders. Please visit the Queensland Mental Health Commission website at https://www.qmhc.qld.gov.au/ to read more about their work.
LivingWorks Australia
LivingWorks Australia provides high-quality intervention training programs that allow people to recognise when someone may be at risk and take steps to help them stay alive. By collaborating with communities to help them become suicide-safer, we make knowledge about suicide and its prevention accessible across Australia in practical, easy-to-learn ways.
http://www.livingworks.com.au/
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Exhibitors/Stallholders
Founded by the late Professor Erwin Ringel and Dr. Norman Farberow in 1960, IASP is the largest international organisation dedicated to suicide prevention and to the alleviation of the effects of suicide. It includes professionals and volunteers from 77 countries. More information at https://www.iasp.info/
Social Media The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) recently announced the official support of Twitter for World Suicide Prevention Day. The Twitter team have launched a custom emoji which will appear when followers tweet with the hashtags:
#WSPD #CycleAroundtheGlobe #WSPD2019 #SuicidePrevention #LightaCandle #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Please show your support by adding the above, and #aisrap to your social media posts.
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Universal Suicide Prevention Awareness Ribbon
On 10 September 2016, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) launched, alongside their partners, a universal suicide prevention awareness ribbon. We share their wish that the suicide prevention awareness ribbon becomes globally recognisable, much like other ribbons for other worthwhile causes. Following research of ribbons and colours used to signify suicide prevention awareness around the world, yellow and orange were the two predominant colours used.
The two-toned ribbon is also indicative of a candle flame. This ties in nicely with "Light a Candle," a WSPD activity, as well as the many
candlelight walks held around the globe. It also works well with the "Out of the Darkness into the Light" walks and other activities arranged for WSPD.
WiFi The Forum WiFi code is: Network name: TGC_Client Password: 2018greek
Evaluation Survey
We would value your feedback on a brief survey to assist us in better targeting future WSPD forums and meeting the needs of our audience. This survey data will only ever be shared in de-identified format as group data only for the following purposes:
1. Feedback to speakers and Sponsors
2. Selection of future speakers
3. Internal reporting
4. Improving future WSPD forums
Your consent to undertake this survey will be reflected by your participation. Please complete the paper survey found in Forum Satchel and post it in the Survey Box at our Registration Desk by the end of the day.
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Master of Ceremonies: Mr Mark McConville GradCert SuiPrevStudies; MSui . Adjunct Lecturer, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University; Comedian MC / Keynote Speaker / Suicidologist
Mark is an accomplished Stand-Up Comedian, MC and Keynote Speaker and has been working in the Australian entertainment industry since 1998. In 2018 Mark graduated from Griffith University with a Masters Degree in Suicidology, he subsequently was appointed as Adjunct Lecturer at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention AISRAP, based at Griffith University. Mark travels the country presenting his Laughter Clinic Keynote which combines comedy and laughter with the latest information and research in the field of Suicidology to produce a fun, yet very powerful experience. Mark also includes practical tools for participants to use in their personal and professional lives which are aimed at helping increase mental wellness and productivity within the workplace.
Mark McConville the comedian and Mark McConville the Suicidologist are two very different entities, however, there is one overriding truth that connects them both, you can never underestimate the power of laughter.
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Welcome to Country: Aunty Carol Currie Yugambeh Elder and Traditional Land Owner
Distinguished Community Elder, Aunty Carol Currie, was born in the 1940s as one of 11 children living off the land at Fingal. Each day they would gather fresh sea food, sharing their meals with elders and their large extended family. At age 13, Aunty Carol moved with her family to Wacol. She is a member of the Brisbane Council of Elders.
General Welcome: Professor Analise O’Donovan Dean Academic (Health), Griffith University
Professor Analise O'Donovan is the Dean Academic and a member of the Griffith Health Executive Office. Prior to that, she was the Head of the School of Applied Psychology. Her primary areas of research include: effective training of clinical practitioners, positive psychology, and trauma. She has also worked in a range of mental health settings as a clinical psychologist. Prof O’Donovan was the recipient of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Australian Awards for University Teaching and has considerable experience providing training and workshops in a range of areas, including wellbeing at work and supervision. Analise was the Acting Director of AISRAP in 2018 and supported the merger between AISRAP and the School of Applied Psychology. Analise is passionate about and supports AISRAP’s extraordinary work that makes a difference to the lives of so many.
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Welcome on behalf of the School of Applied Psychology and the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
Professor David Neumann Head, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University
Professor Neumann’s broad area of expertise is learning and performance. He seeks to understand the brain processes that underlie learning and performance, focusing largely on attention and anxiety. Due to the fundamental nature of these processes, his research has seen wide application, ranging from sport and exercise, health, and education. He also teaches at Griffith University in the areas of learning, neuroscience, and research methods and statistics.
Professor David Crompton OAM Professor of Mental Health Research , Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
Professor David Crompton is the Professor of Mental Health Research at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, and also holds a joint appointment with Metro South Hospital and Health Services, and academic titles with The University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology. He was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for development of community based mental health services for veterans, and the development of community Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and anxiety and substance abuse treatment services. Professor Crompton worked in private practice as a rural general practitioner prior to commencing psychiatry training and spent 12 years in private psychiatry practice. Professor Crompton has subsequently held leadership roles in Queensland Health and New South Wales Health Mental Health Services.
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Video Greetings from Italy: Professor Emeritus Diego de Leo AO Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention ; ideator of World Suicide Prevention Day
Diego de Leo is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Griffith University. Recognised internationally as a leading scholar in the field of suicide research and prevention, he was the Director of the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) from 1998 to 2015. He was the founder of the Life Promotion Clinic based at Griffith University’s Mount Gravatt campus, which is still the only outpatient clinic in Australia dealing exclusively with suicidal clients, and also the former convenor of the Master Courses in Suicidology at Griffith University, the only postgraduate qualification in suicide prevention and suicidology in Australia. He was a consultant for the 11th revision of the International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) and contributed to the WHO World Suicide Report “Preventing suicide: A global imperative. Professor de Leo is Past President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and co-founder and Past President of the International Academy for Suicide Research (IASR) of which he also co-founded the journal Archives of Suicide Research. Prof de Leo is the originator of the World Suicide Prevention Day (2003), a global initiative of the World Health Organization. He has held the post of Chair of the College of Presidents (IASP) and is presently Vice-President of the Italian Psychogeriatric Association. Head of the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, he is the Director of the Department of Psychology, University of Primorska, Slovenia. Professor de Leo has published extensively with more than 400 peer-reviewed journal articles, 180 book chapters, 38 volumes, and over 250 conference presentations. He is a member of the Editorial board of several international journals, and the Editor Emeritus of the journal CRISIS. Winner of several national and international awards, in 2007 he received the title of Doctor of Science by Griffith University for his work on Suicidology and Psychogeriatrics. On 26 January 2013 he was appointed as an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia, awarded for "distinguished service to medicine in the field of psychiatry as a researcher and through the creation of national and international strategies for suicide prevention". In 2015 he received the LiFE Award for Excellence in Suicide Prevention and in 2017 was announced as a recipient of the Morselli Medal, for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the study of suicidal behaviour. His current research topics include definitional issues and data quality in suicide statistics, suicidal behaviour across different cultures, and bereavement from suicide and other traumatic deaths.
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Video Inauguration of World Suicide Prevention Day: Professor Murad Khan President, International Association for Suicide Prevention; Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry at Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
IASP President, Professor Murad Khan, inaugurates World Suicide Prevention Day and its theme for 2019, "Working Together to Prevent Suicide"
Please view the IASP and AISRAP webpages for the YouTube link
https://www.iasp.info/.
https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/australian-institute-suicide-research-prevention/news-and-events/wspd-2019
Contact: [email protected] Membership IASP Membership is open to individuals interested in suicide prevention (from academics and clinicians to volunteers and survivors) and organizations (from community to national and international and from academic to NGOs). The benefits of membership include: Newsletter International Association for Suicide Prevention distributes a quarterly newsletter, keeping members informed on upcoming IASP business and activities. It also includes an address from the president, reports from National Representatives and Special Interest Group Chairpersons and information about upcoming congresses and World Suicide Prevention Day. Scientific Journal Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention is published under the auspices of IASP. IASP Membership includes a subscription to the Crisis journal.
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Professor Ella Arensman Scientific Director, National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF), Research Professor, School of Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland and Visiting Professor, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
Identifying subgroups of self-harm: Implications for assessment and treatment
Biography: Professor Ella Arensman is Research Professor with the School of Public Health, University College Cork and Chief Scientist with the National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF, Ireland. She is Vice President of the European Alliance Against Depression, and past President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. She is Visiting Professor with the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane. She is also Associate Editor of Crisis, The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Professor Arensman has been involved in research and prevention into suicide and self-harm for more than 30 years, with emphasis on risk and protective factors associated with suicide, self-harm and related mental health and social problems, and effectiveness of suicide prevention and self-harm intervention programmes. In Ireland, she played a key role in developing the first and second National Suicide Prevention Programme: Reach Out, 2005-2014, and Connecting for Life, 2015-2020. She was involved in a successful application for the NSRF to become a WHO Collaborating Centre in Surveillance and Research in Suicide Prevention and she is an expert advisor for WHO. She has published more than 140 papers in peer review journals as well as reports for government departments and policy makers.
Abstract: Internationally, there is a lack of research into subgroups of people who self-harm, and clinical guidelines for the assessment and management of self-harm have limited focus on clinical subgroups of self-harm, e.g. those associated with high risk of repeated self-harm and suicide. Whilst many people who engage in self-harm seem to benefit from evidence-based interventions, such as CBT and DBT, recent research has identified subgroups of people who engage in self-harm for whom these interventions are not sufficient. Therefore, there is a need for more targeted and tailored interventions geared to specific risk profiles and needs. Based on the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, 39% of patients presenting to emergency departments due to self-harm do not receive a psychiatric or psychosocial assessment and 15% leave the hospital without a next care recommendation. This includes 26% of those who engaged in using highly lethal self-harm methods. Among people with a history of 5 or more previous self-harm acts, 20.7% did not receive a psychiatric or psychosocial assessment.
A recent prospective interview study among self-harm patients with high-risk self-harm and those who had engaged in 5 more previous self-harm episodes, showed largely different patterns of psychosocial and psychiatric risk factors (IMPRESS: Improving Prediction and Risk Assessment of Suicide and Self-Harm). The outcomes underline the need to improve assessment and management of self-harm in order to prevent repeated self-harm/method escalation and suicide. Among those with a history of 10 or more self-harm
episodes, specific treatment plans are required for this group to manage long-term engagement with
services. In addition, there is a need for more in-depth training for health and mental health care professionals working with self-harm patients with complex mental health problems, patients with a pattern
of frequent self-harm repetition, and dealing with challenging behaviour and situations.
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Launch of Cycle Around the Globe Professor Jane Pirkis, Vice President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), Director, Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
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Opening Address: The Honourable Minister Dr Steven Miles Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services
The Honourable Dr Steven Miles is the Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, and the former Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef.
Dr Miles is the member for Murrumba and was first elected to the Queensland Parliament in 2015.
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Principal Sponsor Address: Dr Leanne Geppert Acting Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Mental Health Commission
Dr Leanne Geppert was appointed Executive Director of the Queensland Mental Health Commission on 1 February 2019.
She brings to the Commission more than 20 years’ experience in developing, delivering and improving high quality mental health services, most recently as Executive Director of Mental Health and Specialised Services at West Moreton Hospital and Health Service. In this role she was responsible for the region’s mental health services, drug and alcohol
services and primary health services in prisons, as well as statewide programs for forensic mental health, learning, research and benchmarking.
As the Commission’s Executive Director, Dr Geppert’s role is to oversee the implementation of Shifting minds: Queensland Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategic Plan 2018-2023 and shape the development of policies and strategies that support and guide its implementation. She also provides high-level analysis and advice to the Commissioner regarding the strategic policy and program direction for mental health and substance misuse reform in Queensland.
Dr Geppert holds a Masters and Doctorate of Clinical Psychology. Her clinical and executive leadership experience spans child, youth, young adult and adult consumer groups, while her corporate roles have been relevant to all age groups and all types of mental health service delivery across the state, including non-government organisations, and the private and public sectors. Dr Geppert is a registered psychologist with endorsement in clinical psychology. She is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the Australian College of Clinical Psychologists.
A lifelong commitment to mental health and drug and alcohol system reform positions Dr Geppert perfectly to lead the Commission team during such an exciting time in Queensland. This will be supported by her strong, established networks across the sector, and her passion for driving change and innovation through partnerships.
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Professor Jane Pirkis Director, Centre for Mental Health, University of Melbourne
Using the media as a force for good in suicide prevention
Biography:
Professor Jane Pirkis is the Director of the Centre for Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She has worked in the suicide prevention field for nearly 25 years and has a particular interest in reporting and portrayal of suicide in news and entertainment media. She is Vice President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and was a founding co-Chair of IASP’s Suicide and the Media Special Interest Group. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, and co-edited The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention in 2016.
Abstract: Objectives Much has been written about the harms associated with certain media presentations of suicide, but far less consideration has been given to how the media might be used as a force for good in suicide prevention. This presentation describes two projects investigating the effectiveness of 30-second public service announcements (PSAs), designed to be delivered over a range of media, as youth suicide prevention tools. Method and results In Project 1, our team worked with a production company to develop three youth suicide prevention PSAs with different messages (‘Talk to someone’; ‘Find what works for you’; and ‘Life can get better’) and a control PSA on emergency contraception (‘Available from your pharmacy’). We pitted the three suicide prevention PSAs against the control PSA in a randomized controlled trial and found the first two were associated with significant changes in attitudes towards the predictability of suicide. In Project 2, which is currently underway, we ran a summit and competition in which young people themselves developed PSAs. An international panel that included suicide prevention experts, media professionals and young people judged the PSAs, and the winning entry was one with the tag-line ‘Conversations can change lives’. We are now testing this PSA in a randomized controlled trial that is similar in design to the one we ran in Project 1. Conclusions PSAs hold promise as a youth suicide prevention tool but it is crucial to get their messaging right. Involving young people in co-designing PSAs may help to ensure that they resonate with their intended audience.
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Magistrate Christine Clements Brisbane Coroner
On any Monday, …. Reporting of suicides to Coroner
Biography:
Following her admission to legal practice in South Australia in 1980, Chris Clements worked as a Solicitor at O’Brien Andrew & Partners, in Berri South Australia until 1991. From 1992 to 2000 she was the Senior Solicitor for Legal Aid Bundaberg, becoming a Magistrate in 2000 and Coroner in 2002. Her interests include rowing and the outdoors.
Abstract:
Chris will discuss what happens when a person’s suicide is reported to the coroner.
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Dr Manaan Kar Ray Director for Mental Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South, Brisbane
PROTECT: Relational Safety based Suicide Prevention Training Frameworks
Biography:
Dr Manaan Kar Ray is Director for Mental Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South, Brisbane. He trained as a Psychiatrist in Oxford and worked as the Clinical Director for Adult Mental Health Services in Cambridge for a decade. He has extensive experience in working with suicidal people and in his leadership role has carried out radical redesign of mental health care pathways to improve access to services for suicidal people. These include 333 acute care delivery, 24-7 crisis services, transformation of community-based care, establishing PRISM (PRImary care Service for Mental health). Training professionals to strike a balance between risk and recovery is very close to his heart. He is the architect of the PROTECT (PROactive detection) model (www.progress.guide) that brings together novel approaches to suicide risk detection, mitigation and
documentation. He has been a prolific presenter and has done keynotes in prestigious conferences and has won a UK national award for improving patient experience.
Abstract:
Preventing suicide is a global priority and staff training is a core prevention strategy. However frontline pressures make translating training into better care for suicidal patients difficult. The talk highlights challenges in suicide risk assessment and management and introduces training frameworks to assist with mindful practice so professionals can strike a balance between risk and recovery. The scientific literature has been combined with contemporary practice from two successful initiatives from Cambridgeshire, UK; 333 – a recovery-oriented model of inpatient/community crisis care and PROMISE – a programme to reduce coercion in care by enhancing patient experience. The resulting PROTECT (PROactive deTECTion) frameworks operationalise ongoing practice of relational safety in these two initiatives. PROTECT is a combination of novel concepts and adaptations of well-established therapeutic approaches. It has four training frameworks: AWARE for reflection on clinical decisions; DESPAIR for assessment; ASPIRE for management; NOTES for documentation. PROTECT aims to improve self-awareness of mental shortcuts, risk taking thresholds and increase rigour through time efficient crosschecks. The training frameworks should support a relational approach to self-harm/suicide risk detection, mitigation and documentation, making care safer and person centred. Future collaborative research with people with lived and carer experience is needed for fine-tuning. Further information at www.progress.guide.
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Dr Kairi Kõlves Principal Research Fellow and Course Convenor , the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, and Co-director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University
Bereavement of suicide and sudden death: A prospective longitudinal study of family members in Australia
Biography:
Dr Kairi Kõlves is a Principal Research Fellow and Course Convenor at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, and Co-director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University. She has been working in suicide research and prevention since 1998. Prior to joining the AISRAP team in 2008, she worked at the Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute. Dr Kõlves has been involved in several Australian, Estonian and international projects and has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, a number of book chapters and numerous reports on suicide research and prevention. She is a member of a number of advisory committees including the Queensland Advisory Group on Suicide Information, the Advisory Board of ‘Lifeline Research Foundation’,
the Queensland Child Death Case Review Panel and others. In 2010 she was the recipient of the Australian LIFE Award in Emerging Researcher category, in 2017 the Griffith Health Pro Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award (Mid-Career Researcher) and the Publication Award of the Menzies Health Institute Queensland. Abstract:
Despite grief reactions are likely to change over, there is only a limited number of studies analysing changes in individual grief reactions longitudinally. The aim of the current study was to analyse changes in grief reactions, mental health and suicidality of close family members bereaved by suicide, 6, 12 and 24 months after their loss compared with those bereaved by sudden death, adjusting for confounding factors. Participants were 142 adult family members bereaved by suicide and 63 by other sudden death, followed up at 6, 12 and 24 months in Queensland, Australia. We found significant differences in rejection, stigmatisation, shame and responsibility between the suicide and sudden death bereaved over the two-year period, after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Rejection, stigmatisation, search for explanation, somatic reactions, and mental health variables (DASS 21) declined significantly over time. Rejection and somatic reactions showed group and time interaction effects with a decrease in the suicide-bereaved and no change in the sudden death bereaved. Loss of social support and suicidal ideation (risk) did not have a group or time effect. Although our findings confirm that there are several common dimensions to experiencing a ‘sudden’ type of death in family, a number of differences were found. Our findings should be considered in postvention activities.
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Ms Eschleigh Balzamo General Manager, Brook RED
Mr Nick Moreau Peer Worker and Program Coordinator, Brook RED
A moment to PAUSE at the Living EDGE
Biography:
Ms Eschleigh Balzamo is the General Manager of Brook RED, a Lived-Experience governed, managed, and operated organisation delivering services to people who experience mental health concern and/or suicidal distress. Eschleigh is passionate about working into the nexus of experience and evidence and delights in working collaboratively to find creative solutions to challenges.
Biography: Mr Nick Moreau is a peer worker at Brook and the coordinator of Brook RED’s suicide prevention programs, PAUSE and the Living EDge. He has been working in suicide prevention with Brook RED for two years. He loves mountain biking and hanging out with my family. Abstract:
Brook RED will share the stories of and learnings so far from two Lived-Experience designed and delivered services providing support to people who experience suicidal distress. PAUSE has been working in collaboration with the Logan Hospital Emergency Department for two years and is being evaluated by AISRAP while the Living EDge commenced this year and works in partnership with Redland Hospital Emergency Department and is being evaluated by Dr Kate Gill.
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Mrs Jacinta Hawgood BSSc, BPsy(Hons), MClinPsy (MAPS, MCCLP) Senior Lecturer – Program Director and Course Convenor, Graduate Certificate in Suicide Prevention Studies and Master of Suicidology Program, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
Evaluation of the Roses in the Ocean Lived Experience Training Programs: Invaluable insights into the impacts of training on participants!
Biography:
Jacinta is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention AISRAP) and has worked at AISRAP since 2000. In 2001, Jacinta and Emeritus Professor Diego De Leo developed that Graduate Certificate in Suicide Prevention and Master of Suicidology Programs, the first of their kind in the world. Jacinta has developed, delivered and evaluated suicide prevention training since 2000. Jacinta has specialist education, clinical and research interest in suicide risk assessment processes, personal suicide stigma, and the impacts of suicide on the worker. She has worked clinically with suicidal people for 20 years and has supervised other psychologists in this domain for over a decade. Jacinta is the lead author of Suicide Risk
Screening Tool (STARS) protocol which she first published in 2015 with co-author Diego De Leo, and has since become the focus of her PhD studies. STARS training workshops have been delivered to over 400 workers within Australia, and the protocol has been translated into five other languages for use internationally. Jacinta has worked on a numerous research projects and consultancies in the suicide prevention sector pertaining mostly to training development and evaluation, suicide in occupations, personal suicide stigma and evaluation of lived experience suicide prevention training. She is a member on several national and international advisory boards regarding suicide prevention and has a reviewing role for peer-reviewed journals in this domain. She has presented research findings at a range of state, national and international conferences, has co-authored and edited a book, book chapters, and numerous peer-reviewed articles and government reports in the field.
Abstract: Background: Roses in the Ocean (RITO) have designed and developed several training programs to build the capacity of individuals with lived experience of suicide to both effectively and safely communicate their stories to increase awareness and effect change. The Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) was commissioned by RITO to examine and evaluate two of their training
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programs: Our Voice in Action and Voices of In-Sight delivered nation-wide between March and September 2018. The Black Dog Institute (BDI) also undertook a similar evaluation as part of the NSW LifeSpan Research Trial. This presentation examines the findings of the combined Our Voice in Action participant evaluation samples obtained from both AISRAP and BDI. Aim: To assess the short- and medium-term impact of the Our Voice in Action training program on participants’ knowledge, literacy, wellbeing, confidence and capabilities in key tasks of lived experience representatives as aligned with the identified training outcomes. Methodology: A matched sample of 68 training participants completed a training impact evaluation battery of questionnaires before, after and three months following the Our Voice in Action training. Results: Results demonstrated strong evidence that the Our Voice in Action training significantly increased knowledge and skills in using safe language when discussing suicide, risk identification, and suicide literacy. Participants were also significantly more confident in their abilities in safely and effectively sharing their stories, identifying appropriate parts of their stories to share, understanding their individual communication styles, collaborating in suicide prevention activities, conflict management and self-care application. Notably, empowerment and psychological distress scores improved significantly after the training. Improvements in knowledge of safe language when discussing suicide, suicide literacy and empowerment scores were maintained in the 3 month follow-up sample. Conclusions/Implications: Although pre-program distress scores were below clinically-indicated levels, participants reported significantly less distress after the Our Voice in Action program, suggesting that the training may have a “treatment” effect for people with lived experience of suicide. We discuss this as an important opportunity to explore in future research, not only in safely training lived experience voices, but also understanding the recovery and support of people affected by suicide. We discuss how the specific evaluation learning objectives were sustained over time, limitations and recommendations for further studies.
Author 1 (presenter): Jacinta Hawgood, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and
Prevention (AISRAP), Griffith University
Author 2 (co-author): Mandy Gibson, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and
Prevention (AISRAP), Griffith University
Author 3 (co-author): Martina McGrath, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and
Prevention (AISRAP), Griffith University
Author 4 (co-author): Jo Riley, Black Dog Institute
Author 5 (co-author): Katherine Mok, Black Dog Institute
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Dr Eric Parisot School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
The Depiction of Suicide in Media and Popular Culture: Some Eighteenth-Century Perspectives
Biography:
Dr Eric Parisot is a Senior Lecturer in English at the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, and Research Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Adelaide). He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne and held postdoctoral and teaching posts at the Universities of Edinburgh and Queensland. He is an expert in the literature and culture of the British eighteenth century, especially in the intersection of literature and death (especially suicide). His work on eighteenth-century representations of suicide and associated emotional states has been published in journals such as Eighteenth-Century Studies, Literature Compass and The Huntington Library Quarterly. He is also the author of the academic monograph Graveyard Poetry:
Religion, Aesthetics and the Mid-Eighteenth-Century Poetic Condition (Ashgate 2013). Abstract: The eighteenth century has long been recognised by social and cultural historians as a key transitional period in the Western history of suicide. In Britain, it is marked by legal reform, increasing medicalisation, as well as the lexical shift from ‘self-murder’ to ‘suicide’ as the preferred term. This paper draws attention to imaginative portrayals of suicide in print media, drama and fiction during this period, especially to their diversity, and consequently, the variety of emotional responses enabled by such representations. Such emotional diversity might prompt questions about the comparatively limited representational and emotional range we abide by today when depicting and responding to suicide.
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Mr David Watling Research Assistant, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention , Griffith University
Ms Sharyn Bloomfield Team Leader, Acute Response Team Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Queensland Children's Hospital
Assertive telephone follow-up of paediatric patients at risk of suicide discharged from the emergency department: Developing an intervention with lived experience
Biography:
Mr David Watling is a Research Assistant with AISRAP. He completed his undergraduate and honors degree in psychology at Griffith in 2015 and has worked as a Research Assistant for the past four years across a range of projects. He is currently undertaking his Ph.D. at Griffith exploring executive functioning in late adolescence and young adulthood.
Biography:
Ms Sharyn Bloomfield is a Social Worker currently working in Queensland Health. She completed a Bachelor of Teaching and Social Work in 1993 and her Master of Social Work in research in 2004. She has worked in a multitude of therapeutic roles, focused on a diverse range of therapeutic domains such as family therapy, relationship, counselling, grief and loss, trauma, mental health and domestic violence. Ms Bloomfield has worked for Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMHS) in senior clinical positions and management. She is currently the Team Leader of the CYMHS Acute Response Team at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
Abstract: Suicide is the leading cause of death for children in Queensland. Patients experiencing suicidal thoughts or attempts account for the majority of mental health presentations to the Queensland Children’s Hospital Emergency Department (ED). Transfer of care from emergency settings to
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outpatient treatment is a key area of patient safety risk for individuals at risk of suicide. The current model of follow-up calls to aid this process is unstandardised and has little input from those receiving the calls. This project aimed to improve the follow-up call process by incorporating lived experience into a new model. Focus groups were conducted with 18 young people, parents/guardians, and clinicians with lived experience of the process. Groups explored areas in existing and alternate models of follow-up calls that may be useful to incorporate into a new model. Foundational themes emerged from a thematic analysis of transcripts which included ensuring a patient-centred focus, improving the phone call dynamics, and clearly identifying the phone call purpose. Analysis of transcripts will continue to identify specific components of the intervention. Once completed, feasibility will be explored.
Mr Simon Pont Project Lead, Life In Mind, EVERYMIND
Supporting the community to respond to and communicate about suicide
Biography:
Simon is the Project Lead on the Life in Mind project, an initiative of Everymind. Simon has a keen interest in best practice in mental health and suicide prevention/postvention. Prior to joining Everymind, Simon managed the development of the counselling service for the Forensic Medicine Branch – Newcastle. He has provided consultancy and education in evidence-based bereavement and postvention to government and non-government sector. Simon holds a Conjoint Lecturer position with the University of Newcastle.
Abstract:
Life in Mind aims to connect Australian suicide prevention services and programs to each other and the community by providing a comprehensive online portal and supporting coordinated, consistent messaging around suicide prevention through the operationalisation of the National Communications Charter.
Life in Mind provides a digital gateway for communities to access current resources, information and research, with the aim of supporting the community to respond to and communicate about suicide and its impacts.
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Ms Chantel Keegan Project Officer, Yarns Heal
Yarns Heal: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+Sistergirl and Brotherboy Co-designed Suicide Prevention Campaign
Yarns Heal is a suicide prevention campaign for both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+Sistergirl and Brotherboy mob. Created as part of the National Suicide Prevention Trial through Brisbane North PHN, the Yarns Heal campaign was developed over a 12month period using a co-design community engagement process. The first of its kind, Yarns Heal addresses suicide prevention from a whole of community approach, led by Elders that actively championed the inclusion of our LGBTIQ+Sistergirl and Brotherboy mob. Using our cultural ways of storytelling, this campaign works to break down the taboo of yarnin' about suicide and empowering our mob to seek help when it's needed. IndigiLez Women's Leadership and Support Group is the lead agency on this project, Yarns Heal Project Officer Chantel Keegan will present on the campaign's development and work to-date.
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Mr Mark McConville GradCert SuiPrevStudies; MSui. Adjunct Lecturer, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University; Stand-Up Comedian, MC and Keynote Speaker
3 timely reminders about self-care
Biography: (refer page 5)
Abstract:
In this short interactive presentation Mark highlights the importance of using humour and laughter to maintain good mental health. The presentation includes useful information regarding self-care strategies such as the ‘future thinking task’ and the ‘what makes me happy exercise’. Additionally, Mark uses his 21 years of experience as a professional comedian to ensure that the audience also receives a healthy dose of humour and laughter.
There are experiences in your life that make you happy.
There are experiences in your life to look forward to.
There are experiences in your life that make you laugh.
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Suicide in Queensland: Annual Report 2019
The Suicide in Queensland Annual Report 2019 (Suicide in Queensland) provides recent suicide trends in Queensland to help target and inform suicide prevention activities in Queensland by understanding the circumstances in which suicides occurred. This report focuses on information from the years 2013 to 2018. The information comes from a public health surveillance system - the Queensland Suicide Register (QSR) and the interim Queensland Suicide Register (iQSR).
Leske, S., Crompton, D., & Kõlves, K. (2019). Suicide in Queensland: Annual Report 2019. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University For more information: https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/australian-institute-suicide-research-prevention/research/qsr/2019-annual-report
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Important Information
About the Venue Our Community Forum will be held in the Grand Ballroom, Level 1. Please see following page “Housekeeping” for further information.
P: 07 3844 1166, F: 07 3844 9032, E: [email protected]
Registration, Name Tags and Satchel Registration commences at 8:00 am. Please display your Name Tag for networking and security purposes.
Facilities Please enquire at the Registration desk should you require Internet access or any other business support/equipment.
Table Displays Morning tea, Lunch and Afternoon tea will be served in The Grand Ballroom. There are display tables hosted by AISRAP, the Queensland Mental Health Commission, LivingWorks Australia and the Cycle Around the Globe Campaign by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
Mobile Phones Delegates are requested to please turn off mobile phones or place them on silent mode in consideration of other participants and speakers.
Photography Please note that this event will be photographed for marketing, promotion and educational purposes. A Photographer will be onsite taking various images throughout the day. Should you not wish to be photographed, please advise Registration and/or the Photographer/s.
Networking Event We invite you to join us for an informal Networking gathering from 5:00 to 7:00 pm and look forward to meeting and mingling with you at the newly renovated balcony area upstairs. There will be a cash bar should you wish to purchase alcohol or nibbles.
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Housekeeping
The Greek Club welcomes you and hopes you have a memorable and successful event. Staff will always be available and please do not hesitate to call on them at your leisure.
Please take a few minutes to review the housekeeping and feel free to ask any questions.
Evacuation In the event of an emergency, an alarm will sound and The Greek Club staff will immediately evacuate the building. Under the direction of the staff, please make your way to the nearest exit and move to the assembly point located behind The Greek Church next to Besant Street. Please leave all belongings behind and only re-enter once given the all clear by authorities.
Bathrooms Bathrooms are located on the upper level to the rear of the Grand Ballroom and downstairs behind the office and in the restaurant.
Smoking There is designated smoking area is located downstairs and outside at the front of the Greek Club.
Parking Guests are able to access our onsite carpark to the right of the venue (as you are facing it). The carpark fits 40 cars and we will validate all parking for all guests as they depart. Unless parking at a meter, all other street parking is limited to 2 hours. Additional secure discount parking is available at SW1 and the Melbourne hotel both within 500m of The Greek Club. Location information for the car parks is available from the reception desk.
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Floor Plan
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In loving memory of Associate Professor Allison Milner 1 May 1983 – 12 August 2019
Associate Professor Allison Milner graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Psychology (honours in organisational psychology) in 2005. She was awarded an Australian Rotary Health “Ian Scott Scholarship” for the state Queensland in 2008 and 2009 whilst working at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, and in 2010 she received her Doctor of Philosophy, for “Suicide in a global world: an empirical examination of the relationship between globalisation, social-ecological factors, and suicide mortality in 35 countries” (Principal Supervisor: Professor Emeritus Diego De Leo AO; and Associate Supervisor Professor Rod McClure). In 2014 Allison was appointed as Mates in Construction (Mates) National Academic Director, while she also participated and led several studies for Mates investigating and progressing knowledge of suicide in the building construction industry. This interest derived from the original investigation into suicide in this industry was based on AISRAP’s commissioned with by the Queensland Building Construction Industry which subsequently informed the development of the Mates in Construction Program. From 2015, Allison was Deputy Director of the Disability and Health Unit, Melbourne School Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne. Her areas of research interests included the influence of gender, employment characteristics, quality of work, and occupation as determinants of mental health and suicide. Allison focused on specific groups at risk of suicide, such as workers in the manufacturing and construction industry. Allison’s work ranged across a number of externally-funded etiologic and intervention projects. She worked with key policy stakeholders to promote research on the link between work and mental health, and was the co-chair for an international panel of researchers aiming to promote workplace suicide prevention. She was awarded the Victorian Health and Medical Research Fellowship for her work on employment and mental health. In 2017 she won the Griffith University Outstanding Higher Degree Research Health Alumnus of the Year Award. We are deeply saddened by Allison’s sudden and tragic passing. On behalf of Griffith University and specifically on behalf of the University Vice Chancellor, Professor Carolyn Evans, we convey our most heartfelt condolences to Allison’s family, friends and colleagues. Allison was not only a co-worker, colleague and friend, but a brilliant, funny, compassionate, inspiring, dedicated and beautiful individual. We will truly miss her for all these things, and more.
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Support services
Jill Fisher M.Suic., M.Loss & Grief, B.Soc.Sci., Dip App Sci.
Internationally recognised for her work in the areas of suicide prevention, postvention and mental health, Jill Fisher has a special interest in the areas of crisis and traumatic loss & grief. Her media background and professional experience in research and national community development further enhanced her skills in establishing integrated community responses to traumatic events. With active memberships on several national and international committees, Jill also serves as a professional advisor and peer reviewer for international journals and research programs and has been a member of research studies and publications including the first Australian Economic Evaluation of a Suicide Bereavement program.
Jill was honoured to receive the highly regarded International Association for Suicide (IASP) Norman Farberow Award in 2011 in recognition of her work in the field of bereavement and support for survivors after suicide. In 2013 Jill received the National Suicide Prevention Australia Leadership & Innovation Award in recognition of her work in the field of suicide postvention. Jill's interest and passion in addressing the needs of those affected by suicide was greatly advanced by achieving her Masters of Suicidology with the Australian Institute for Suicide Research & Prevention at Griffith University, under the directorship of internationally renowned suicidologist Professor Diego De Leo AO and prominent Australian suicidology Academic Jacinta Hawgood.
In addition, AISRAP staff members will be available during the day, should you wish to speak with a support person. Please see Registration to arrange a private meeting ASAP during the day.
Needing support? National 24/7 crisis services: beyondblue: 1300 22 4636 www.beyondblue.org.au Lifeline: 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au State mental health crisis line Qld: 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Specific 24/7 crisis services: Young people aged 5-25 years - Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelp.com.au Men - MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 79 www.mensline.org.au Bereavement support - National StandBy Response Service 07 5442 4277 Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Services 1800 011 046
Specific crisis services (not 24/7): Carers - Carers Australia 1800 242 636 www.carersaustralia.com.au Bereavement - GriefLine 1300 845 745 (National, landline only); (03) 9935 7400 (National and metro
Melbourne) midday to 3am AEST, 7 days a week. www.griefline.org.au Bereavement in secondary schools - headspace School Support 1800 688 248 LGBTI Australians - QLife 1800 184 527 3:00pm to midnight every day www.qlife.org.au Those affected by mental illness - SANE Australia 1800 18 SANE (1800 18 7263) 9am-5pm on week
days www.sane.org Youth - eheadspace 1800 650 890 www.eheadspace.org.au
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Do you need to know more about suicide research and prevention?
Post-Graduate Programs Griffith University's Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) was the first tertiary institute in the world to develop – and the only university in Australia – to award Postgraduate Degree qualifications in Suicide Prevention and Suicidology.
The Graduate Certificate in Suicide Prevention Studies and the Master of Suicidology programs offer students a 360-degree perspective of suicide and its prevention, including knowledge from a range of theoretical perspectives and orientations.
Graduate Certificate in Suicide Prevention Studies Program Code: 3110 The Graduate Certificate in Suicide Prevention Studies is designed to provide students with a range of experiences aimed at developing and/or updating knowledge of suicide prevention, research, attributes and skills. Students are provided with both practical and theoretical aspects of suicide prevention research. Graduates will gain a basic understanding of the key themes that emerge in suicide research and contemporary suicide prevention practices. The foundations of suicide and its prevention are explored through examination of historical, cultural, epidemiological, and practical theory and practice elements, providing a 360-degree perspective of the phenomena and its complexities. This program is of value to the professional disciplines and human services providers whose work is concerned with at-risk and suicidal persons, policy development and/or suicide prevention research. General Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists and other Allied Health Professionals, Educators, Counsellors, Community Service Workers, Guidance Officers, Police, Emergency Services Staff, Correctional Personnel and Volunteers who are involved with community-based government and non-government organisations, have been attracted to this program.
Master of Suicidology Program Code: 5666 The Master of Suicidology provides an extension to the Graduate Certificate Program (reported above) which includes one year of part-time study. The flexibility of the Master program enables those students who wish to explore suicide research further, to undertake (in the final third year of study) a dissertation within an area of interest and acceptance by the Program Convenor. This option also meets criteria for any student wishing to pursue a higher research degree pathway (e.g. PhD). Alternatively, students may be more interested in gaining a diverse level of knowledge and skill development across several areas of specialist focus within Suicidology via coursework covering a range of disciplinary knowledge.
The program is designed to produce graduates who are knowledgeable and skilled in the identification of a range of concerns regarding suicidal behaviours and their planned management at various levels (including within the domains of research, public policy, and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention). Graduates will have expert knowledge of the underpinning issues of suicide research and practice.
Graduates will examine the factors that influence the development and assessment of suicidal behaviours and the ways in which current intervention and prevention strategies interpret, and approach/deal with these factors. Students will have the opportunity to compare different management methods and identify the advantages and disadvantages of each theoretical management approach. Culture, ethics of suicide and suicidal behaviour, as well as research concepts and epidemiology are important domains of knowledge acquisition preceding the third year of the Master Program. The final year of study in the Master Program offers two pathways of educational outcomes for students including: a research (dissertation) focus on a chosen area of interest or a focus on diverse yet suicide prevention related coursework (elective courses of relevance to the domain of suicide research and prevention). Graduates will be able to utilise this knowledge base to inform their professional practice in their chosen field of human and health service provision, research and policy making. Graduates will have a substantial understanding of the theoretical issues that govern existing research into suicide, suicidal behaviour and current practice and prevention strategies.
To apply for one of these courses, go to https://degrees.griffith.edu.au/ Enquiries: Mrs Dianne Dunn - email: [email protected]
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
By Jacinta Hawgood MAPS MCCLP and Diego De Leo FRANZCP
The purpose of STARS
> To assist and guide workers on ways to elicit key client reported concerns subjectively perceived to contribute to suicidality.
> To provide workers with guiding domains of enquiry concerning empirically based risk and protective factor information, short-term indicators of suicide risk (and warning signs), and current and past suicidality (all accounted for from the client’s perspective).
> To enhance worker understanding of the client’s story by reflecting on client rated concerns about their own suicidal state and contextual, situational, relational risk and protective indicators.
> To encourage worker reflection and reduce worker anxiety that often accompanies approaching this domain of assessment.
> To include commensurate safety planning and risk mitigation responses undertaken collaboratively with the purpose to bring the client to desiring and experiencing a life worth ‘more’ living.
> To provide a guiding tool for diligent practice and appropriate duty of care, responsible documentation and follow-up response planning activities.
> To provide a ‘beyond minimum standard’ approach to risk assessment processes.
WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention
STARS is a person-centred, psycho-social needs based semi-structured interview.
STARS was developed to provide a very initial insight into the complex world of a suicidal person to inform immediate collaborative and compassionate client care, including further examination of client suicidal state as necessary.
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
Phone +61 7 3735 3382 Fax +61 7 3735 3450 Email [email protected]
Room 1.48, Psychology Building (M24) Griffith University, Messines Ridge Road Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122
www.griffith.edu.au/health/australian-institute-suicide-research-prevention
Unique Attributes of STARS
Micro-credentialing (online) and Train the Trainer STARS– COMING SOON!
Additional – expert supervision, mentoring and support for organisations who adopt the STARS protocol as part of their quality assurance and risk management policy.
For more information contact:
[email protected] | [email protected]
> Addresses domains associated with chronic (long term) and acute (short term/warning signs) factors.
> Allows workers to determine administration point of enquiry or the priority assessment areas based on presenting acuity – Enquiry may begin at either Part A, B or C.
> Includes protective factor enquiry (not often sought with suicide risk tools) including client relatedness, interpersonal and intrapersonal elements, norms, spirituality, coping and problem solving, esteem and cultural identity.
> Seeks worker confidence ratings against commentary aligned with specific items or suicidality.
> Provides example probe questions, with potential meaning or indicators of client response.
> Past and present data is explored – to allow for interpretation of a timeline of experience as well as trajectory or pathway of suicidality (e.g. fluctuating experiences associated with specific events/crises can be understood in context).
> Allows rating of client concern regarding a specific item (e.g. no concern, some concern and severe concern) rather than overall risk rating; to allow for importance of each item to be indicated according to the unique concerns of the client (e.g. something of significance as a risk factor in the literature may not necessarily be experienced by the client as such, and vice a versa).
> Documentation requires translation of the clients response which can be collated in the ‘specify’ column of all Parts A, B and C.
> The lack of requirement to make an overall risk rating or categorical allocation of risk for commensurate planning is viewed positively rather than as a weakness of STARS, since it reflects the need for unique understanding of the inner distress of the client rather than a categorical measurement of this overall state.
> STARS is based on ‘team’ work and collaboration with client and carer; and the end of protocol signature reflects a commitment of all parties to bring the client to a place worth ‘more’ living.
STARS Training – 2-day workshop
Cost and Inclusions: $770 (including GST)
9 License to use STARS protocol for 12 months (a refresher 1-day training required in 12 months time from license date.)
9 Workbook, Handouts, Articles, Certificate of Completion, Hard Copy of STARS protocol, e-PDF version (printable/reproducable) of STARS protocol.
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Life Promotion Clinic In 2004, AISRAP opened the Life Promotion Clinic at Griffith University. This was the first outpatient facility in Australia focused on providing specialised treatment to people with a history of suicidal behaviour.
The Life Promotion Clinic is a unique place of care and monitoring service for suicide attempters, where psychiatrists and psychologists cooperate in providing the highest possible standard of assistance. This research institution, of growing impact in the community delivers, among most advanced protocols of care, a modified version of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and has become a formal Training Agency of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Today, it is also an official site for Advanced Training in Psychotherapy.
Referrals are accepted from Queensland public mental health services (e.g. Community Mental Health Services, public hospitals etc.) and services are bulk-billed through Medicare.
For further details, please contact Clinic Reception on (07) 3735 1168 or email [email protected]
Consider The Language You Use
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Giving – Every gift makes a difference
Donations Our success depends not only on the future generosity of our governments and industry partners, but on donations from individuals, community groups and philanthropic organisations.100% of your donation goes towards the area of your choice.
All gifts of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Donors receive an official Griffith University receipt.
Telephone: Use your credit card to make a donation over the telephone on +61 7 5552 7218 during business hours.
Mail or Fax: Download the 'Giving to Griffith' form at https://www.griffith.edu.au/development-alumni/giving/three-ways-to-give
and mail or fax back to the Office of Development and Alumni.
Mail to: Development and Alumni Office, The Chancellery (G34) Gold Coast campus Griffith University QLD 4222
Online giving - https://www.griffith.edu.au/development-alumni/giving
Making a Bequest
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Making a bequest to Griffith is a straightforward process. You may sign a new will, amend your current one or add a codicil. To ensure that your exact intentions are honoured, it is important to discuss your wishes with your family before preparing estate planning documents with your lawyer.
A bequest takes one of two forms – an unrestricted or restricted gift.
Unrestricted gifts allow the University to support a range of activities such as important research breakthroughs, student scholarship or facilities as they are needed.
Restricted gifts are made with a particular aim or program in mind. Share with us what captures your imagination or is close to your heart.
If you intend to leave a gift to AISRAP at Griffith University in your Will, please let us know so we can ensure your goals are achieved. Please contact us to arrange a visit to the University or an obligation-free and confidential discussion: telephone 07 5552 7218 or email [email protected].
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Griffith University – Be REMARKABLE
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Thank you for your support - Sixth Annual Suicide Prevention Comedy
Fundraiser
The Australian Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm intends to follow in thefootsteps of the British Isles Research Workshop established in 1993 at Oxford University,Department of Psychiatry. Like the British Isles Research Workshop, its Australiancounterpart has been established so that key researchers initially throughout Australia,with the potential in the future to expand regionally, can meet annually to discuss currentresearch. By providing this forum, all aspects of research into suicide and deliberateself-harm can be explored, shared, questioned and discussed in a closed meetingamongst respected research colleagues. These meetings are designed to empower andencourage valid new research and provide a base for mentoring across the disciplines.It provides an opportunity to share concerns and innovations in a safe academicenvironment with the sole purpose of promoting and establishing evidence-basedscience in the field of suicide and suicidal behaviour. We were very privileged to haveas our guest Professor Keith Hawton.
Prior to the commencement of the Workshop, Keith provided a public lecture on ‘Self-harm and Suicide in Young People’ to a group of 70 plus delegates from all areas ofthe community including the Coroner’s Office, Police Department, Health Departments,Mental Health Commission, NGO’s, Educators, Students, Australian Bureau of Statisticsand Lifeline.
The Workshop hit the ground running with outstanding, ground-breaking presentationsfrom Professors’ Keith Hawton, Ella Arensman, Jane Pirkis and Dr Kairi Kolves onThursday afternoon followed on Friday with largely unpublished works from ProfessorEric Caine (USA), Professor Nicholas Procter, Mrs Raelene Ward, Drs. AnnetteErlangsen, Katrina Witt and Andrew Page.
The next Workshop is already scheduled for February 2020, with dates and venueannouncements to be made late March 2019. If you missed this Workshop and wouldlike to be involved in 2020, please email Wendy Cliff [email protected] to be addedto the mailing list. Invitations will be extended to New Zealand and Pacific Researchersto make this a regional event.
Australian Research Workshopon Suicide and Self-HarmIn collaboration with Griffith University, AISRAP, IASP launched theinaugural Australian Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm,February 7 & 8 at the Griffith Southbank campus, Brisbane, Australia.
It was a unique forum with senior and early career researchers,whereby most people presented new research findings or newmethodologies (unpublished) and we had a lot of time for in-depth discussion.
Challenging the thinking of those attending. Offersopportunities to insights around mental health across thecommunity – Refugees & Aborigines and the importance ofmonitoring of self-harm in suicide prevention.
The workshop provides an opportunity for discussion of currenttranslational research. An opportunity to explore and discussthe evidence base in suicide prevention. The high calibre ofspeakers and knowledge sharing was the highlight of the 2 days.
Incredible experience providing exposure to ground breakingworld class unpublished papers.
Wendy Iverson, Keith Hawton, Vicki Ross and Kairi Kolves
Jane Pirkis, Keith Hawton and Eric Caine
Workshop delegates
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21 MAY 2019
GOLD COAST TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) has announced the Gold Coast has been selected to host its 31st World Congress in 2021.
The Congress will bring together around 800 mental health professionals, academics, crisis workers, teachers and suicide survivors from around the world.
Destination Gold Coast CEO Annaliese Battista said it was the first time the global congress would convene on the Gold Coast.
“Securing this event is a testament to the capabilities of the city to deliver world-class, large-scale business events in the heart of Australia’s playground. It also highlights the appeal of Gold Coast’s growing health and innovation sector,” said Ms Battista.
“The distinctive winning mix of conference infrastructure, delegate experiences, service and our climate, continue to entice prominent business events to the region.
“It’s encouraging to see more associations and multi-disciplinary medical and health conferences, choosing to align with the Gold Coast and its burgeoning reputation as Australia’s progressive hub for medicine, health and innovation.”
IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour and alleviating its effect through a network of professionals and volunteers from over 80 countries.
Announcing the decision to meet on the Gold Coast, Professor Jane Pirkis, a psychologist and epidemiologist based at the University of Melbourne in Australia and one of IASP’s Vice Presidents, said the Congress is an important forum to examine advances in suicide prevention, research and support.
“This Congress will discuss evidence-based research, best practice and suicide prevention measures, bringing together networks to share knowledge and skills,” said Professor Pirkis.
The Congress returns to Australia for the first time since 1997, with the organisation citing the appeal of the Gold Coast to international delegates as a major drawcard in the decision.
“The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre is the perfect fit for our event, and the compact nature of the city means our delegates can experience so much of the Australian lifestyle, within walking distance of the venue,” she said.
“As a host city, the Gold Coast bid offered an intimate and holistic approach to accommodating our Congress, which is highly valued by our organisation.”
“The bid was a collaborative effort, with strong local support from Griffith University, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), as well as the backing of Tourism and Events Queensland, Destination Gold Coast and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.”
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones welcomed the announcement. “The Gold Coast has stamped its event hosting abilities on the world through the Commonwealth Games, and securing international events such as these demonstrates the confidence around the globe in this destination,” Ms Jones said.
“The beauty of the Gold Coast as a business event host is that delegates can extend their stay or enjoy iconic tourism experiences in between conference commitments.
“The Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland’s Business Events Acquisition and Leveraging Fund, is proud to support such events because they drive significant economic benefit for the state and in this case, address vital issues that affect society.”
The Congress will be held from 21- 24 September 2021 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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About IASP The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is dedicated to:
• preventing suicidal behaviour, • alleviating its effects, and • providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and
suicide survivors.
Founded by the late Professor Erwin Ringel and Dr. Norman Farberow in 1960, IASP now includes professionals and volunteers from more than fifty different countries. IASP is a Non-Governmental Organisation concerned with suicide prevention.
IASP will host the 2021 Congress with the partnership of the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), Griffith University. The Congress will be co-chaired by Melbourne based Professor Jane Pirkis; Professor Diego De Leo, Emeritus Professor, AISRAP, Griffith University and Professor and Chief Scientist; Ella Arensman of the School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health & National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Ireland, WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance and Research in Suicide Prevention; of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. For further information on IASP visit https://www.iasp.info/ or contact [email protected]
CONTACT: Cristina Matisan, Communications Specialist +61 7 5584 6216 / 0412 334 794 / [email protected]
CONTENT: Licensed images and video are available for non-commercial use by media, tour operators, travel
agents, meeting professionals, and convention promoters. These assets are available for download online by registering at http://www.barberstock.com/destinationgoldcoast
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World Suicide Prevention Day – 2020 Should you wish to receive updates, be involved, provide support or sponsorship to our next Forum in 2020, please contact Wendy Iverson, Research Development Manager, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention.
Telephone: (07) 3735 3379 Email: [email protected]
Thank You Lived Experience Registration Bursaries generously provided by:
Thank you to the Master of Ceremonies, all the speakers and presenters, our supporters and guests, delegates, stallholders, volunteers and the AISRAP team for your presence and participation at our Forum.
Thank you to Griffith Sport and the South Bank Fitness Centre for arranging the bikes for the Cycle Around The Globe Campaign launch today.
AISRAP team participating and assisting during this WSPD Forum
Ghazala Adam Ella Arensman
Tim Cottier David Crompton
Jacinta Hawgood Wendy Iverson
Kairi Kolves Stuart Leske
Madhavan Mani Mark McConville
Vicki Ross Ali Shepherd
Sue Spence Joshua Teoh
David Watling
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Forum Organiser Mrs Wendy Iverson GCert BA; CDec Research Development Manager
Australian Institute for Suic ide Research and Prevention, Griffith University 2018 recipient of The Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional and Support Staff Service
Email: [email protected]
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